Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ephesians 4:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ephesians 4:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ephesians 4:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, Christians believe that everyone should work together to understand and trust Jesus more, so they can become more like Him. It's like trying to be the best version of themselves, just like how Jesus is perfect.

Ephesians 4:13: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: [in: or, into] [stature: or, age]

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 8:2

This verse highlights human limitation in knowledge, in contrast to the complete unity and knowledge referenced in Ephesians 4:13.

1 Corinthians 8:2: And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9

This verse describes the deceitfulness and incurability of the heart, which contradicts the purity and fullness of Christ's stature mentioned in Ephesians 4:13.

Jeremiah 17:9: The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Contradiction with Romans 3:23

This verse acknowledges that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, which contradicts the attainment of fullness described in Ephesians 4:13.

Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Contradiction with Isaiah 64:6

This verse talks about righteousness as filthy rags, contradicting the perfect maturity and stature in Christ mentioned in Ephesians 4:13.

Isaiah 64:6: But we are all as an unclean [thing], and all our righteousnesses [are] as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:20

This verse states there is not a just man who does good and never sins, contrasting with the complete maturity referenced in Ephesians 4:13.

Ecclesiastes 7:20: For [there is] not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
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